Etymology of the French word libertin
the French word
libertinderived from the Latin word
libertinus (freedman; of a freedman)
derived from the Latin word
libertus (freedman; ex-slave)
derived from the Latin word
liberare (free; acquit, absolve)
derived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-Date
The earliest known usage of libertin in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
libertinage,
libertinerDerivations in other languages
Romanian
libertinCognates
Danish
libertiner, Dutch
libertijn, English
libertine, German
Libertin, Norwegian
libertiner
